The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

Sheriff's Report, September 21, 2017

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including:

September 11 — 9:56 a.m. A Puget Island resident reported that a neighbor’s dog was on her property and harassing her animals. 3:04 p.m. A Deep River resident reported that a neighbor was putting up a fence in a contested area on the property. 3:40 p.m. the Cathlamet ambulance aided an Alger Creek resident who sustained an injury when a gas can blew up in his hands. 4:46 p.m. Deputies, the Cathlamet ambulance, and state patrol responded to an accident involving a log truck just east of Cathlamet. Lifeflight transported the driver to a hospital. 4:46 p.m. A caller reported seeing a woman sleeping in a BMW on SR 4 in the Elochoman area. 7:57 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Skamokawa resident who had fallen. The resident refused transport to a hospital. 8:46 p.m. A caller was concerned after finding his motorhome had been moved on his Elochoman Valley property.

September 12 — 6:04 a.m. A Cathlamet resident reported a suspicious vehicle parked outside his home. The people in the truck were asked to leave. 7:31 a.m. A deputy responded to a one vehicle accident in the Elochoman Valley. No one was injured. 2:04 p.m. A caller reported that a motor home had been stolen in the Elochoman Valley. 4:10 p.m. A caller reported that a juvenile had run away from a Puget Island home. 6:50 p.m. A caller complained that a business was dumping boulders on the road in front of their home. The boulders were supposed to be used for landscaping.

September 13 — 12:50 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Puget Island resident. 1:52 a.m. An alarm was activated at a Cathlamet home. 7:55 a.m. A caller reported an erratic driver on SR 4 near Nassa Point. 1:39 p.m. A burglar alarm was activated at a Skamokawa home. 3:14 p.m. A caller reported a cow on a Puget Island road. A responsible party was contacted. 3:59 p.m. A caller reported hearing multiple shots fired in the Elochoman Valley. 4:33 p.m. A caller requested a welfare check on a Cathlamet resident. 7:01 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an Elochoman Valley resident with chest pain.

September 14 — 10:42 a.m. A caller reported a theft from a Grays River home. 1:30 p.m. A Cathlamet resident reported identity theft when she discovered she had a record for a DUI. The individual stated that she does not drive. 1:52 p.m. A Rosburg resident reported that he had been threatened. 4:11 p.m. A caller reported that a vehicle had broken down on SR 4 near Skamokawa. State patrol responded. 6:59 p.m. An agency in Cowlitz County asked the sheriff’s office to be on the lookout for a vehicle after the driver was seen putting a child in a headlock and forcing him into the truck. 9:03 p.m. A resident on Greenwood Road complained about a neighbor’s dog barking all night. 9:14 p.m. Another caller complained about a dog barking all night on Greenwood Road.

September 15 — 9:16 a.m. A caller reported that someone had been parked in a disabled parking spot in Cathlamet for three days. 12:43 p.m. A Cathlamet business reported a theft. 5:10 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle speeding on Middle Valley Road. 5:51 p.m. A Cathlamet resident reported that two juveniles were trespassing on her back porch and going through her cabinet. She reported that nothing had been stolen. A deputy made contact with the juveniles and gave them a warning. 7:22 p.m. A caller reported that someone was camping at the boat launch in Deep River despite signs and being told there was no overnight camping three days earlier. 9:45 p.m. A Rosedale resident became concerned after he could not make contact with his child. 11:58 p.m. A caller reported that someone had been messing with his door at his Puget Island home.

September 16 -- 10:29 a.m. A power outage was reported in Grays River. 1:02 p.m. A Skamokawa resident became concerned after smelling smoke. An individual responded and could not find a source. 2:56 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported the smell of smoke. 8:37 p.m. A landlord was concerned that one of his renters was being stalked. 8:48 p.m. A caller reported hearing a loud noise after a vehicle left his business. He was concerned that the driver may have hit something.

September 17 — 4:36 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who had fallen. 6:19 a.m. A caller reported that she had seen an elderly woman walking along SR 4 in the Grays River area two days earlier. She offered the woman a ride to a friend’s home and the woman told her she had had a fight with her husband. 11:42 a.m. An alarm was activated at a business in Skamokawa. 2:24 p.m. A fire alarm was activated at a Cathlamet address. The Cathlamet Fire Department responded and discovered it was a false alarm due to faulty equipment. 4:25 a.m. A fire alarm was activated again at a Cathlamet address. 5:25 p.m. A caller reported that a wallet had been left at a Cathlamet business. 9:35 p.m. A caller reported that a vehicle had left the road and gone into the yard of a Puget Island home. The car hit a fire pit before taking off again. The driver was found and taken into custody after failing a field sobriety test. 10:33 p.m. A caller reported that a tree was down on SR 4 in the Grays River area. It was blocking one lane of traffic.

September 18 — 1:34 a.m. Deputies and the Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Rosedale home when someone lost consciousness after taking LSD. Four people were said to have “altered levels of consciousness.” One person was taken into custody.